Marine Science Sunday: Magnificent MigrationsThis month we celebrate the animals that love to travel! Marine mammals are famous for their epic migrations along the California coast. Guided tours will take you around the hospital showcasing some of the patients we are caring for and how our veterinarians are getting them better. Classroom presentations through ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Rare Plants at Springtown PreserveCome explore Springtown Preserve in Livermore with Golden Hour Restoration Institute and the California Center for Natural History. The Springtown alkali sink is made up of a mosaic of vernal pools, mima mounds, and alkali scalds that support unique vegetation, including a number of rare plants. We'll walk through the preserve looking at plants and then ...
Experience science in action at the only marine laboratory on the San Francisco Bay, SF State's Estuary & Ocean Science Center. Our theme this year is “Hope for the Bay.†With our scientists and partners, learn why we have reasons to be hopeful about the health of the Bay.Try your ...
Scientists know, as well as we know the sun will rise tomorrow, that California will experience another large earthquake. But what details do we have? What will this earthquake be like? How accurate is the portrayal we see on television and in the movies?Speaker: William Hawley, UC Berkeley
Where: AlamedaCost: Free
Full-Spectrum Science with Ron Hipschman: SoundWhat is sound? How high a pitch can you hear? Can you measure the speed of sound with a yardstick? Can two sounds add up to no sound? Explore these questions and more in this resonant presentation.
Thirty years ago, Bill McKibben offered one of the earliest warnings about climate change. Now he’s broadening that warning: the entire human game has begun to play itself out.Join us for an event with one of America’s most outspoken climate activists. Since authoring his landmark 1989 book on climate change, ...
